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Covington & Burling LLP

Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel

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Covington & Burling LLP

Rankings

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Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel - USA - Nationwide

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

Covington & Burling LLP is roundly praised for its representation of clients through capital markets transactions. The firm is noted for its work on the equity side and has experience advising underwriters, issuers and placement agents in various matters including IPOs.

Work Highlights

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  • Covington & Burling advised Republic Services on an underwritten investment-grade notes offering of $500 million of its 4.750% notes due 2030 and $700 million of its 5.150% notes due 2035.

Strengths

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  • Covington has deep expertise in technical capital markets and SEC requirements.

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  • The firm is high quality, trustworthy, easy to work with and extremely responsive.

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  • The team is incredibly smart, practical and has taken a lot of time to get to know our business and how we operate as clients.

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  • The Covington team is technically proficient and combines this with a practical and commercial approach.

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  • The Covington team is able to find expertise within the firm, no matter what the subject matter is.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 4Brian K Rosenzweig
    Band 4Brian K Rosenzweig

    Brian K Rosenzweig

    Chair of Covington & Burling's securities and capital markets practice group, Brian Rosenzweig enjoys a great reputation for his comprehensive capital markets practice, centered around the representation of life sciences and technology companies and investment banks in varied securities transactions.

    • Brian is very client-focused and has an excellent skillset.

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    • Brian provides great, practical, client-tailored advice. He understands the personalities and players in every issue and has helped us navigate incredibly complex issues time after time.

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    • He is an outstanding capital markets lawyer.

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  • Band 5Kerry Burke
    Band 5Kerry Burke

    Kerry Burke

    Kerry Burke regularly counsels issuers on bond and stock offerings.

    • Kerry is very sharp, always reachable and delivers guidance based on our risk profile.

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    • Kerry is one of the most client-service-oriented lawyers I’ve ever worked with and shows exceptional skill in executing capital markets transactions.

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Ranked Individuals at Covington & Burling LLP (2)

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    Brian K Rosenzweig

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States

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  • Profile image of Kerry Burke

    Kerry Burke

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States

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